The association with the NDAA has already proved to be beneficial. Not only in their contributions to the LEAC, but also with assisting in metals theft training. A metals theft training session has been scheduled for May 13, 2014, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, organized and hosted by the ReMA Wisconsin Chapter. The…
You, as constituents are very important voices to each of these Senators because of your business ownership and community leadership, your political activity and your willingness to be a strong advocate for your industry at both the state and federal levels. Each time you have risen to the occasion and we have been able to…
The proposed rule, among other things, would adversely change the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste rule as it applies to the scrap recycling industry’s exemption from the rule and it’s exclusion from the definition of solid waste. ISRI previously provided to EPA extensive comments on the proposed rulemaking stating its…
This issue is front and center for the recycling industry as recently the U.S. House narrowly passed a bill to legalize cell-phone unlocking. Although a step in the right direction, a twelfth-hour insert of a provision to make it illegal for bulk unlocking has put opponents of the provision, including recyclers, on the defensive as…
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss issues that both associations have in common and to understand the pressures, issues and challenges each face while representing their respective constituencies. Issues discussed ranged from Green Fence, to government regulations, to developing workshops at their respective annual meetings. With regard to the issue of Green Fence,…
Congressman Shuster said he still hopes to report a bill out of his committee this spring but is not hopeful it will clear Congress this year. The Congressional Budget Office reported that the Highway Trust Fund will be unable to meet all is obligations before the fiscal year ends. The current surface transportation authorization (MAP-21)…
Only New Jersey and Virginia will carry bills over to the 2015 session, meaning most of the 606 bills tracked by ReMA are facing an end-of-session deadline. But a few bills have already reached the finish line; listed below are some of the bills passed or awaiting signature this year. You can view these and…